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... in the basaltic rock that form the edges of the stretching rift valley of no mans land between the two plates. In the past 10,000 years the valley floor has subsided 40 metres and the plates have drifted 70 metres apart in that time. Being a slow spreading ridge, it all looks dead with remnants of old volcanic activity like the hard lava flows with the ripples crusted in the same position. I would have liked to stayed longer to look around the place. We checked out a cool ...

... to be skyred of at all! Hopped the city bus to a little square downtown where I joined a fantastic walking tour of the city (http://www.freewalkingtour.is) led by the entertaining and knowledgeable Hlolli (which is pronounced 'Lolly'). It was a great couple of hours of walking and laughing and learning while trekking uphill, downtown and all around. Some interesting tidbits and insider info shared by Hlolli included the endearing and enduring disdain ...

... those birds on camera in a clear and precise fashion is not easy, despite the countless clicking and clicking. All the while, the guide informs us about these birds and their natural ways. They are a much smaller bird than we expected and are very colourful. We circle the island and they are everywhere but continually on the move.

During the trip over, the captain appears unnerved by the earlier mishap. He is shuffling around behind the wheel ...

... up with Matt and Natalie (fellow music loving Snorris) to go to a concert! I missed the first couple of bands that performed, but I saw the last four. They were all so good and interesting! Half of them sang in Icelandic and some of them sang in English. There were a couple of alternative bands, a Phillipino-Icelandic, Female Rapper, and a super hipster punk alternative band. They were all great and it was a blast, even if I did get soaked yet again, it was totally worth it. ...

... the aluminum factory. And she works in education. They have just opened the guesthouse and are excited to host visitors. I cannot recommend them highly enough. You can find them on airbnb, and they just started a Facebook page. We'll be sharing some of our photos with them.

At the beginning of the day, Fjola had said that they could only let one of us ride the horse, and we all agreed it had to be Xenia, but as were were all chatting in the barn, she eventually offered ...